West Brom are showing some really strong nerves in the face of relegation and it seems like at the Hawthorns, they very well had a plan that proved to be a thorn for Tottenham Hotspur‘s Champions League qualification race. Mauricio Pochettino’s men are a few points clear of Chelsea but they needed a win more to ease the pressure on themselves.
That, however, did not happen as Jake Livermore scored in the dying minutes from a corner to get a victory for the Baggies.
Here’s how the Tottenham players have been rated after a dismal show.
Hugo Lloris – 7/10
Silent for most of the game and made a terrific save to deny a Harry Kane own goal. He couldn’t do anything as his side conceded though.
Kieran Trippier – 5/10
Provided a sizzling ball to Kane early on but that was it. He struggled with the end product beyond this incident.
Toby Alderweireld – 8/10
Performed like a top professional today. Made superb early challenges on Rondon and McClean and he continued that throughout the game. Spurs will miss a world class defender this summer if they don’t convince him to stay.
Davinson Sanchez – 6/10
Made a really good clearance on the hour mark which was notable but he had a tough task dealing with Rondon. Decent but several positives to take.
Jan Vertonghen – 6/10
Got himself in good positions to help the attack and he was good overall when he needed to defend. Stood out due to his attacking assistance.
Danny Rose – 5/10
Couldn’t do much down the left and picked up a yellow as well.
Victor Wanyama – 7/10
Swept up a lot of balls in front of his defence. He had a fine effort at goal himself but he did put up a good performance.
Christian Eriksen – 6/10
Tried a lot to break down the West Brom defence but he couldn’t really do anything. Made Foster get a hand on his free-kick as well.
Erik Lamela – 5/10
Should have finished a superb chance that the team created but his touch was such a letdown. Nothing special apart from this.
Dele Alli – 5/10
Put in a shift but couldn’t operate in tight areas and was eventually replaced by Son.
Harry Kane – 3.5/10
Looked very rusty, Foster denied one of his very good efforts and he headed one wide. Couldn’t play Lamela through when one great chance presented itself.
Substitutes
Heung Min Son – 5/10
Got a shot at Foster late on but that’s it.
Lucas Moura – N/A
Fernando Llorente – N/A
